Millard Fillmore: The American Presidents Series: The 13th President, 1850-1853 - Paul Finkelman - Google Books

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The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil warIn the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads. Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise…